The One By Kiera Cass Book Review

Friday, August 14, 2015

By Tera Kinsman

Hi, guys! Today, I’m reviewing The One by Kiera
Cass, the sequel to The Selection and
The Elite. If you’d like to read the
other reviews for the books in The Selection Series, click here for The Selection and here for The Elite.

The time has come for one winner to be crowned. When she was
chosen to compete in the Selection, America never dreamed she would find
herself anywhere close to the crown – or Prince Maxon’s heart. But as the end
of the competition approaches, and the threats outside the palace walls grow
more vicious, America realizes just how much she stands to lose – and how hard
she’ll have to fight for the future she wants.

My Summary and
Thoughts:

America Singer is one of the five girls left in the
Selection. The Selection is nearing its end. And to America, it should have
been over ages ago. She is in love with Prince Maxon, and he has made it clear
that he loved her from the beginning.

But not everyone is ready for America and Maxon to choose
each other. Maxon’s father, King Clarkson, detests America. Manipulative and
cruel, he does all he can to force America out of the competition. Nor are her
fellow Elite ready to concede defeat. And there’s still Aspen. America has
recognized that she no longer loves him, but she hasn’t found the words to tell
him. While she doesn’t want to marry him, like they had planned back in
Carolina, she can’t imagine a life without him in it, and she’s terrified of
losing him.

America and Maxon both make unlikely alliances, and find
friends in people they never would have thought they could trust. But will it
be enough to protect them from the threat of the rebels and those who refuse to
see them together? Can America hold on to the beautiful future she sees ahead
of her? Or will she lose it all?

YOU GUYS, THIS BOOK. My mom, sister, and I all read it like
our lives depended on it. Which, as our fellow fangirls or boys understand, it
kinda did.

The One had the
perfect balance of happiness and sadness. There were scenes with Maxon and
America that were so cute, I could die.

But it had its fair share of heartbreaking scenes as well.
America, as well as Maxon, Aspen, and her family lose and gain so much.
Everyone in Illéa is touched by the war. (I can’t say much more, because of
spoilers, of course.)

The ending was perfect, and I just want to hug Kiera Cass
for making me so happy. But I want to know more! I wish the epilogue had been
fifty pages longer, because the stories of these characters are clearly not
done. That’s why I’m so, so, so, so excited to read The Heir, the fourth book in the series. A collection of all the
novellas that are also part of the Selection series is going to be released in
October 2016. (If you want, though, you can read them all separately now.) And,
sometime in the winter of 2016, we get the fifth book! So, there will definitely be more Selection fangirling
in our future. Will we ever really stop?

Comments! There’s
actually one more reason to freak out that I didn’t mention - there’s going to
be a movie adaptation of The Selection!
So, do you have any ideas for who should be cast in the upcoming movie? Let me
know in the comments below!

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Hi, I'm Linda, a happy Nashville, TN, work at home mom (WAHM) of two teenage girls celebrating 18 years of working at home. I enjoy sharing my love of all things home and garden, organizing, WAHM Tips, family fun, quick and easy recipes. It takes a good plan to keep all our busy mom plates spinning and I'm here to help you with practical, can do tips and ideas while embracing imperfection!